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she was driven into a crazed charge, this time feigning with great speed to the left and striking up with a diagonal cleave for Vaxir’s chest,

Others, of course:

She lunged forward, feigning to the right and swinging to the left. The man dodged but was caught by a knee to his ribs.

Feigning to the right, the demon following, Michael then sprang to the left, getting behind Asmodeus before the demon had realized his mistake.

Feigning to the left, we attack to the right. with perfect steps. Striking left and attacking right,. we follow the opportunities.

Charlie says, “First I feign to the left—” · “Then I feign to the right!” GSP under a Big Sky

A feint is a feigned movement, so the connection is almost inexcapable (which if you calculate it, may be fully capable even now.) The doubled examples (and there were others) indicate it’s standard for the users.

Last edited by DavidTuggy (2013-04-16 22:40:51)

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